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Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙

@buddpete.bsky.social

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Retired, progressive Aussie diplomat. I share my home with a Rottweiler and too many record players. I yearn for a return to respectful and empathetic political discourse. I appreciate the value of science and talking shit with smart, passionate people.

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Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 5h

Seriously America, what the fuck are you doing?

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 5h

Yes. Before the comb-over becomes too obvious.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 5h

I have 14-hour playlists. In case I ever want to drive to Townsville.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 5h

Can someone please check that this guy is not a robot?

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 5h

Just saying.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 5h

They don’t call it cringe Thursday for nothing.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 5h

But the less said about the JD Vance couch, the better.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 9h

Easy work if you can get it.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 9h

Wake up America. Watching from Australia, I am struggling to recognise you anymore.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 9h

Wake up America. Watching from Australia, I am struggling to recognise you anymore.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 9h

Wake up America. Watching from Australia, I am struggling to recognise you anymore.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 9h

Wake up America. Watching from Australia, I am struggling to recognise you anymore.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 3d

It’s almost as if they don’t know what they’re doing.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 5d

And don’t get me started on drop bears.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 5d

I can’t even compute ‘less rich’. Once you’re rich, you’re rich.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 5d

Time to invite the Fat Orange to visit Australia? Thoughts and prayers to Norway.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 6d

…and also a self-loathing closet homosexual.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 15d

I’m so sorry, but I cringed for the USA when listening to the Hegseth and Trump performance to the US Defence leadership.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 15d

I am cringing for the USA as I watch the performance of its Commander-in-Chief.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 15d

I’m still mourning the demise of Banana Splits.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 19d

Live long enough to be a problem for your children.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 20d

The Brits don’t mince words.

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 22d

www.facebook.com/share/r/19Wt...

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Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · 27d

Australia and USA are becoming culturally disconnected under Trump
www.theage.com.au/world/north-...

With a wag of his finger, Trump has broken Australia’s most sacred rule

Now we’ll see if Anthony Albanese can stand up for one of us and stare down the most powerful whinger on earth.

www.theage.com.au

Closet weeper: empathy costs nothing 🦘🙈😳💙 @buddpete.bsky.social · Sep 7

It may he time for the little angry orange to switch to decaf.